Tomorrow my husband and I will celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary…by packing up our house. It may not seem like the most romantic way to spend the day, but in a way it is—because it’s all another part of our adventure together. It’s an adventure that has seen us move 10 times now (yes, I […]
Are We Having Fun Yet?
“That must be so much fun!” That’s the response I can expect when I tell someone I’m a writer. And they’re absolutely right—writing is a lot of fun. If you enjoy the hair-pulling, brain-busting, making-things-up-out-of-thin-air kind of fun. Just kidding. Sort of. The truth is, there are days that writing goes smoothly and the words […]
Would You Rather…Inspy Romance Style
One of my youngest daughter’s favorite games is “Would you rather?” You know, the game where you’re asked a question with two equally good (or equally bad!) choices and you have to pick one. So I thought we could play “Would you rather…Inspy Romance style” today! Remember, you can only choose one option for each […]
Decisions, Decisions & #Giveaway
Confession time: I don’t like to make decisions. Never have. Probably never will. If I were writing myself as a character in a story, I’d try to figure out why I have such a hard time with decisions. What event from my past made me this way? As far as I can remember, there wasn’t […]
The Greatest Plot Twist of All
As a reader, my favorite plots twists are the kind I didn’t see coming … but that when I think back over the story, I realize, I should have seen them coming. The groundwork was all there, and if I had picked up on the subtle clues, I would have realized that things had to […]
Can Enemies Really Fall in Love? and #Giveaway
You know the story: two bitter rivals can’t stand each other one day—and the next day they’re in love (or at least in deep physical attraction). And I have to confess, it’s a story I don’t buy into. So why do I love the enemies to love trope, then? I’ll confess that I didn’t used […]
The Second Annual Inspy Valentine’s Awards
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means! Pretty soon we will all be eating way too much chocolate (just kidding, there’s no such thing as too much chocolate!). But it does mean that it’s time for the Second Annual Inspy Valentine’s Awards! You may remember that I totally made up instituted these […]
Should a Romance Always End with a Wedding? + #Giveaway
I can’t even believe I’m going to confess this here, of all places, but … deep breath: I find attending weddings a little bit tedious. It’s okay if you feel the need to throw rotten tomatoes at me—I know that’s not something a romance author should admit. But hear me out: I adore watching two […]
Build-a-Hero + #Giveaway
Have you ever been to a Build-a-Bear store? You know, where a kid (or adult, I suppose!) gets to pick out a bear body and then take it to be stuffed and choose a heart for it and pick out a song for it to play and even choose a scent for it. When my […]
The Scars We Hide
I wanted to share a picture of myself with you that I didn’t want to share with you, but it turns out I can’t share it with you because I don’t have it. Confused yet? Sorry! I had originally planned to start this post with a picture of myself from a few years ago, when […]
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